This is why:
Both headlines are acceptable. AppleInsider just chose to focus on that angle and I chose this one.
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Record 83% of Surveyed U.S. Teens Own an iPhone
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This is why:
Both headlines are acceptable. AppleInsider just chose to focus on that angle and I chose this one.
Updated the MacRumors article with link to PDF: https://www.scribd.com/document/405454631/Taking-Stock-With-Teens-Spring-2019
I am 28, so obviously well past my teen years, but still young and the vast majority of my friends have iPhones. I would say 95%. It's iMessage... iMessage is considered an absolutely essential form of communication among young professionals in NYC.
Ironically your claims are equally unimportant to teens getting phones. They want Apple the brand. Just like they want Beats, or Vans, or whatever other popular thing there is out there. If Apple suddenly became an unpopular brand they would abandon it as quickly as the next hot replacement became available.
Yeah that poster is being overly dramatic with the "should be illegal" shtick. A phone can be a strong weapon in defense of the safety of kids.
Small niggle. Children and teens aren't two different demographics. Teens are children, and "children" isn't solely defined by age. You and I are our parent's children and both of us have reached majority. Even by context alone, it's obvious he was using the word children is a synonymous manner.
Wow, did not expect this... It looks like watches aren’t dead after all...
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I can’t get over the fact that these are still a thing... Whoever their brand manager is, they’re a freaking genius.
“Be a rebel. Dress like your parents.”
This is why I've been saying here for years, is all about branding and imaging for Apple. Just like how Supreme with their absurd prices gets lots of sales because of the branding and 'cool' factor.
Most teens don't look on which they think is better (a Samsung S10/android or a XS). All their friends have an iPhone, they want to fit in and have one as well.
But people here like to still argue it's not because of branding or image.
Most teens don't look on which they think is better (a Samsung S10/android or a XS). All their friends have an iPhone, they want to fit in and have one as well.
But people here like to still argue it's not because of branding or image.
So you think they really own an Android phone and just lie and say they own an iPhone?
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I'd say that's part of it, but you are making a blanket statement like it's fact. Marketing and branding is huge for Apple, but they also make a very good product. It is possible that some people just prefer an iPhone to an Android phone.
I have a teenager. She doesn't care what phone she has as long as she has one. I've never heard any of her friends talking about their phones and none of them seem to care and my daughter has never brought it up or asked for a specific phone.
Besides, teens can't afford to buy their phones or plans. It's their parents buying them and their parents own iphones so they're buying the same for their kids.
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I remember when I chased specs on gadgets too. I was all about Blu-ray and PS3, calling the Wii **** because the specs and graphics were ****. I eventually grew up once I played a Wii and ended up buying one myself. I started to understand why specs weren’t the be all and end all, and not the whole picture. Then I found iTunes & an iPod that I was given at Xmas in 2007. It grew from there. It’s now about the whole experience for me, no matter the price. It seems childish to go on about specs and price now. My Nokia 920 (yes, I went over to WP for a bit) had NFC (SPECS SPECS SPECS!!!), but could I use it for anything? Nope, not in the UK anyway - it was purely a bragging right, not very useful. Again, childish.
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"There's no "ecosystem."
Now that's a real hoot! Think a little harder about that.
Until they have to buy their own.
Both my kids switched away from Macs and iPhones when that happened.
(Come to think of it, I did pay for their current phones and they still both switched Away from Apple.)
generally because there are cheaper android phones available. They go through their 20's moving away from what their parents bought them because nothing your parents do is right.
But then they become adults, have kids and a mortgage and don't have as much time and just want their stuff to work with minimal hassle and they come back to apple.
The antagonistic tone in your answer was really unnecessary. The poster you responded to wasn't even being snarky.
And to be fair, have you tried Android lately? It's pretty darn good.
I'm not questioning the validity of the survey. But let's be honest. They're surveying teenagers. How many of them are telling the truth about owning an iPhone, especially those from the lower income bracket? Teenagers lying about status symbols?
Okay, I am questioning the validity of the survey.
Okay, I am questioning the validity of the survey.
Wow. Is this truly what we've come to?
Yikes. Next, let's start judging each other based on the cars we drive.
I do think teens just want to have any phone that they can text on and use social media. However if you asked then what phone they could have if they had a choice I think most would choose an iPhone.
Where I live most of the kids I see around my town centre have iPhones.
Samsung should be far cheaper because it sports a free OS that collects usage data for advertising to target it's users, in fact Google should reimburse Samsung for the cost of hardware and offer it for free, yup, that's how valuable user data is to Google.
They’ll all have to be good all year and write nicely to Santa
In all seriousness, they must eventually come to their senses (perhaps when they spend their own money) because Android outsells IOS overall.
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Maybe not. But it is interesting to see the freedom that teenagers have today with smart phones. I personally think times have changed, where it was more taboo years ago where parents would never allow teenagers to have cell phones, now today, it’s almost the ‘norm’ per se
We know it is the parents who actually pays for the phones and most other items. However, to look and group family by income can affect the mind of teenagers who are already self-conscious about their own image and an embarrassment they are from a low-income family. It can possibly affect them and continue into their adult life. How many live to “keep up with the Joneses”, “live paycheck to paycheck” or have amassed huge credit debt to live the “lifestyle” of the wealthy? They are true yet a financial situation that one should not fall into. I will say this, an iPhone is an electronic communication device that connects us with other people and search for information and not a “luxury” item. If an iPhone works for you, by all means go for it and if a Samsung works for you, go for it. No one, especially a teen, should be ashamed in which they choose.